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Mavis Staples
Grim days call for fierce love. And Mavis Staples, one of the most enduring figures in American music, is laying it down. Sad And Beautiful World is the latest solo album from a national treasure and multigenerational talent. On her new record, Mavis stands side by side with us in the face of dangers she knows all too well, at a time when more and more people have reason to wonder who and what could be lost.  Sad And Beautiful World was produced by Brad Cook, known for his work with Bon Iver, Waxahatchee, and Nathaniel Rateliff, among other artists. The record spans seven decades of the American songbook — a range nearly as vast as Mavis’ career — and includes reinventions of timeless songs as well as original music.   Now 86, Mavis has been performing since the age of eight. After starting out with her father Roebuck “Pops” Staples, sisters Cleotha and Yvonne, and brother Pervis in the Staple Singers more than seventy years ago, she’s the lone surviving member of the group, still carrying her family’s gifts and knowledge with her as a living heritage.   Inducted into several halls of fame (blues, rock, and gospel), a Kennedy Center Honoree, a winner of multiple GRAMMYs (including a Lifetime Achievement Award), Mavis is our musical history. She’s collaborated with nearly every major figure of her era(s), from Bob Dylan to Prince, Aretha Franklin, and Willie Nelson — not to mention countless stars from subsequent generations.

Songs

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Beautiful Strangers
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Godspeed
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No Time For Cryin' (Live)
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Sad and Beautiful World
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You Are Not Alone
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Albums

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Sad And Beautiful World

2025
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Livin' On A High Note

2016
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Have A Little Faith

2004
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Carry Me Home

2022
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One True Vine

2013
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Spirituals

1996
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We Get By

2019
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You Are Not Alone

2010
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If All I Was Was Black

2017
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We'll Never Turn Back

2007

Singles & EPs

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Godspeed

Single • 2025
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Black Star

Single • 2011
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One More Change (ALA.NI Remix)

Single • 2021
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Worthy

Single • 2024
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Respect Yourself (Live)

Single • 2017
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All In It Together

Single • 2020
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Turn Me Around (Live)

Single • 2017
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Your Good Fortune

EP • 2015
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Slippery People (Live)

Single • 2017

Videos

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2026 Grammy Winners

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Fight the Power

Playlist • YouTube Music
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The New Roots

Playlist • YouTube Music
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2026 Grammy Nominees

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Amazing Grace

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Icons of Americana

Playlist • YouTube Music
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Sweet Soul Revival

Playlist • YouTube Music
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2021 Grammy Nominees

Playlist • YouTube Music

Playlists by Mavis Staples

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Mavis Staples Essentials | New Album 'Sad and Beautiful World’ Out Now

Playlist • Mavis Staples • 50K views
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Mavis Staples | Live & Sessions

Playlist • Mavis Staples • 2.9K views
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Mavis Staples + Jeff Tweedy

Playlist • Mavis Staples • 172 views

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